Hubble image archive
A Global Dust Storm on Mars
CreditsNASA, James Bell (Cornell Univ.), Michael Wolff (Space Science Inst.), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2001
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2001-31-1102-image
Credits
NASA, James Bell (Cornell Univ.), Michael Wolff (Space Science Inst.), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Mars |
| Object Description | Planet, Global Dust Storm |
| Distance | At the 2001 Mars opposition, the planet was approximately 43 million miles (68 million km) from Earth. |
| Dimensions | The planet has a diameter of 4,222 miles (6,794 km) at the equator. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Principal Astronomers: Jun 01: J. Bell (Cornell U.), P. James (U. Toledo), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), A. Lubenow (STScI), J. Neubert (MIT/Cornell), K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, S. Crawshaw, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, J. Lee, Z. Levay, T. Royle (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI) Aug-Sep 01: J. Bell (Cornell U.), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), R. Morris (JSFC) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | June 26, 2001 (left), and September 4, 2001 (right) |
| Filters | Jun 01: 410nm, 502nm, 588nm, 631nm, 673nm, 1042nm Aug-Sep 01: 255nm, 336nm, 410nm, 502nm, 547nm, 588nm, 631nm, 673nm, 680nm, 868nm, 953nm, 1042nm |
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